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RuneScape: Dragonwilds vs Valheim
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Valheim is currently the more played game: 209,153 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 18,509 for RuneScape: Dragonwilds, about 11× more players. Valheim has been ahead for 50 days straight. Valheim also has the better Steam reviews: 94% positive vs 81%. Across all tracked metrics, Valheim leads 9 of 9.
These are Steam players only. A game that also runs on its own launcher, a storefront of its own or on console has players this number cannot see, so read it as a comparison of Steam audiences rather than of total ones.
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Player count history
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Valheim has had the higher daily player count for the last 50 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
RuneScape: Dragonwilds led 0 daysValheim led 50 days
Days tracked
50
Current streak
50 days
Valheim
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
65%
Jul 29, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 50 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | RuneScape: Dragonwilds | Valheim |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 18,509 | 209,153 |
| 24-hour peak | 18,630 | 232,934 |
| 7-day average | 9,719 | 150,419 |
| 30-day average | 6,384 | 65,386 |
| 30-day trend | −8% | +166% |
| Peak (tracked) | 18,630 | 308,477 |
| Steam reviews | 81% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 82% positive | 82% positive |
| Total reviews | 29,571 | 546,010 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~500,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Apr 15, 2025 | Feb 2, 2021 |
| Price | $29.99 | $29.99 |
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Players by month
| Month | RuneScape: Dragonwilds | Valheim | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 16,644 | 19,638 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 16,227 | 27,833 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 15,609 | 31,394 |
| Jul 2026 | 3,935 | 5,804 | 17,964 | 34,949 |
| Aug 2026 | 3,803 | 6,831 | 15,857 | 30,901 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 4,228 | 18,630 | 76,876 | 308,477 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, RuneScape: Dragonwilds or Valheim?
Valheim currently has more players: 209,153 concurrent players on Steam vs 18,509 for RuneScape: Dragonwilds, about 11× more players.
Is RuneScape: Dragonwilds bigger than Valheim on Steam?
Over the last 30 days RuneScape: Dragonwilds averaged 6,384 concurrent players and Valheim averaged 65,386. By that measure Valheim is currently the bigger game.
Has RuneScape: Dragonwilds ever had more players than Valheim?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Valheim has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 50 days both games have been tracked.
Is RuneScape: Dragonwilds better than Valheim?
By Steam review score, Valheim rates higher: 94% positive across 546,010 reviews vs 81% across 29,571 for RuneScape: Dragonwilds. Valheim has the larger player base right now (209,153 vs 18,509 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is RuneScape: Dragonwilds growing or declining on Steam?
RuneScape: Dragonwilds averaged 6,384 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 8% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 18,630.
Is Valheim growing or declining on Steam?
Valheim averaged 65,386 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 166% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 308,477.